Setting The Number Of Active Speakers - Shure MXCW Manual

Handsfree Mode
Conference units use voice detection to turn on the microphone automatically when a chairperson or delegate is speaking into
the microphone. Conference units set to dual-delegate and listener roles will not turn on with voice activation. These roles must
use the speak button or be activated by the chairperson. Ambient roles will not work in this mode, so use the Last mic stays
open feature to add ambient noise to the floor mix instead.
Go to web application > Meeting Controls > Handsfree Mode to change voice detection settings:
• Lower the voice detection threshold to make microphones more sensitive to sound, or raise the threshold to make micro­
phones less sensitive.
• Set the voice detection release time to turn off microphones after so many seconds of silence.
• Select Last mic stays open to keep the last active microphone on.
• Set the room reverberation time to prevent additional microphones from turning on due to reverberation in the room. This
may be useful in meeting rooms with many reflective surfaces (glass, concrete, stone, etc.).
• Set the threshold for additional microphone activation to determine how much louder a subsequent participant must speak
compared to others before their microphone will turn on.
Best Practices for Handsfree Mode
• Use the active speaker interruption mode sparingly. Avoid Equal or higher speak priority allowed when in handsfree mode.
• Set the maximum number of active speakers and maximum number of active delegates higher than you would for a simi­
lar meeting in automatic mode.
• Lower the loudspeaker volume to reduce unintended microphone activation.

Setting the Number of Active Speakers

The MXCW system allows up to 8 active speakers. Once the speaker list is full, participants must wait until their turn to speak.
If they attempt to speak before their turn, their microphone LED ring flashes momentarily and then turns off as a reminder.
To set the number of speakers:
1. Go to Meeting Controls > Basic.
2. Use the plus sign (+) and minus sign (−) to change the number of speakers.
◦ Total: Total number of active delegate and chairperson devices. This is the absolute maximum number of people
that can address the floor at the same time.
◦ Delegate: Number of delegate microphones that can be open at the same time (excludes the chairperson).
◦ Maximum Requests: Total number of participants that can be in the request queue. This is only available in Ma­
nual and FIFO mode.
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